As things get increasingly grim on Wall Street, a generation of broke brokers are turning their finely turned financial skills to online poker to win their riches back.
June, 2009
Breakfast Media Wrap: The strange case of Godwin and Malcolm keeps getting stranger
The pick of the morning’s media
Turkish Airlines makes a digital pitch
Turkish Airlines is looking for a new ad agency — but to get the account, agencies have to compete in an online treasure hunt through social media. And it’s all in Turkish.
Grech a longtime Liberal source, says ABC
Treasury official Godwin Grech has supplied unofficial information to the Coalition, dating back to its days in government, according to an ABC report.
Cricket takes on the Taliban
Pakistan’s Twenty20 World Cup cricket win has given a monumental boost to a nation drained of all morale, says Tunku Varadarajan. Can the sport offer an alternative vision for the country to militant Islam?
The e-store that cashes in on inconvenience
Alice.com — still in beta — promises to help customers make “sure you never run out of bathroom tissue.” It uses calendars and reminders to help tell you what to buy — way before it becomes a must.
Iran: theocracy is incompatible with democracy
The separation of church and state is vital for a functioning democracy and upholding human rights, writes Michael Lind.
It’s official, Somalia is an emergency
Escalating armed clashes in Mogadishu have prompted Somalia’s interim president to declare a state of emergency in the war-torn nation.
Customers caught in the Storm
The collapse of Storm Financial is controversial once again with revelations that the managers were sitting on their hands. And the screaming question is: why? says Stuart Washington.
Trailer: Fame for the noughties
Some films just shouldn’t be re-made, having been perfect in their first incarnation. Think Psycho. Does Fame belong to that group?
Who will bail out Bernanke?
The vultures are circling for US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke.
Greenland’s energy sector set to explode?
Although Greenland largely subsists on its fishing market, the country is a treasure trove of resources — from oil and gas to uranium, molybdenum, platinum, coal, gold and diamonds — just waiting to be tapped.
Just how “not evil” is Google?
How do Google balance their corporate motto of “Don’t be evil” with the realities of running a profitable business? Can they?
High-ranking defectors spill the beans on Scientology
Scientology leader David Miscavige is the focus of a special report from the St. Petersburg Times in which former executives of the Church of Scientology, including two of the former top lieutenants to Miscavige, have come forward to describe a culture of intimidation and violence.
Bulldozing the burbs
Razing declining neighborhoods doesn’t seem to be a priority right now for the Obama administration, but Harvard urban economist Edward Glaeser thinks it should be. In fact, Professor Glaeser argues that some cities just aren’t going to come back.
Mexican drug cartels recruit young men for murder-for-hire rings
In the minds of many Americans, the Rio Grande divides Mexico, a corrupt land where drug cartels have the upper hand, from the US, a nation of law and order, where the authorities keep criminal gangs in check. But in reality, the border is much more blurred.
Iran charging $3000 “bullet fee”
The family of a 19-year-old boy killed by Iranian security forces during post-election riots say they had to pay a $3000 “bullet fee” to get his body back.
Guy Rundle: Tim Blair’s premature evaluation problem
Tim Blair gets too excited, too early over Utegate, and evaluates all over himself.
Australian wireless charts
Glenn Dyer gives a run-down on the latest Sydney and Melbourne radio ratings.
You beauty: Nine spruiks THIS afternoon
Nine’s Head of News Mark Calvert identifies the major selling point of new show THIS afternoon: the hosts are a bit of alright.
Crikey Says: Utegate and Turnbull’s missed opportunity
By now we should be into the second day of a concerted, measured and damaging attack from the Federal Opposition on the integrity of treasurer Wayne Swan. But Malcolm Turnbull got greedy.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Utegate drives everyone mad
Readers are getting a little tired of Utegate, plus views on alternative medicine, the citizenship test, tasers and more.
Rowsthorn and Asciano: pulling rabbits out of hats
Following an extensive nine-month process to sell itself, Asciano pulled out a proverbial rabbit last week when it announced a $2.35 billion underwritten capital raising to alleviate short-term debt concerns.
Signs of life in commodity exports, says ABARE
Exports are still in decline, but the rate is slowing, judging by the latest forecasts from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
